For the first time ever, Apple has moved into the world?s top five mobile-phone vendors, placing fourth in the Q3 2010.
The numbers come via IDC and Strategy Analytics, who both agreed that if Apple introduces a CDMA version of the iPhone they may be able to jump into third or even second place.
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"The entrance of Apple to the top five underscores the increased importance of smartphones to the overall market," notes Kevin Restivo, an IDC analyst. "Vendors that aren?t developing a strong portfolio of smartphones will be challenged to grow and retain market share in the future."
...No, the entrance of RIM signaled that, and it was years ago. All the entrance of apple means is that they have a lot of blind followers that will buy anything that has an apple logo on it.
